So I've been going to my field placement as well as UPenn classes for about two weeks now. It sure is a grind, but it's been fun to keep busy so far. I'm going to my high school from 8-12 each day and then I have one 2-3 hour class each day of the week...it's not too bad. My first couple weeks at high school I have just been going class to class seeing how each teacher sets up their room. Some teachers have rules posted and in other classes they are just understood. Some teachers have individual gridded seating, but others have group seating. It's fascinating to see the different amount of successful teaching strategies that can be completely opposite of one another.
I've just been taking a lot of notes while at high school so far and haven't been planning any teaching yet. Again, the workload isn't too much (yet), but I've heard it gets more in tense....we'll see.
The school that I work at has a really neat set up. The school is ran like the US Government and the principal heads the executive branch, the students make up the House, there is a teacher Senate, and students and teachers make up the judicial branch. Most of the policies that occur in and outside the school are sponsored by bills that the someone in the school created. Some of the new policies that are taking place this year are longer lunch for sophomore/juniors/seniors, more time in between periods, and reduction of the old uniform policy. If students are able to democratically create a "legal" bill and pass it through Congress it will make its way to the principals desk to be viewed. It's a really neat concept they've got going on that allows for some student autonomy. I'll be sure to keep you all posted on the new bills that will be created this year. Take care for now!
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